CMIP6 models overestimate sea ice melt, growth and conduction relative to ice mass balance buoy estimates
Data sets
Arctic ice mass balance buoy data for use in calculating quantities to evaluate climate models https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3773811
Monthly mean variables derived from Arctic Ice Mass Balance Buoy data, for evaluation of sea ice models https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3773997
Observing and understanding climate change: Monitoring the mass balance, motion, and thickness of Arctic sea ice http://imb-crrel-dartmouth.org/results/
NCC NorESM2-MM model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20191108 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.506
IPSL IPSL-CM6A-LR model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20180803 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.1534
IPSL IPSL-CM6A-LR-INCA model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20210216 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.13582
NCAR CESM2-WACCM model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20190917 (sidmassmelttop, sidmassmeltbot and sidmassgrowthbot); Version 20190227 (all other diagnostics) https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.10024
NCAR CESM2 model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20190919 (sidmassmelttop, sidmassmeltbot and sidmassgrowthbot); Version 20190308 (all other diagnostics) https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.2185
CSIRO-ARCCSS ACCESS-CM2 model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20200817 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.2281
CMCC CMCC-CM2-SR5 model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20200616 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.1362
CMCC CMCC-ESM2 model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20210114 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.13164
MOHC HadGEM3-GC31-LL model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20200330 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.419
MOHC HadGEM3-GC31-MM model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20191207 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.420
CNRM-CERFACS CNRM-ESM2-1 model output prepared for CMIP6 LS3MIP. Version 20181206 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.9564
NCC NorESM2-LM model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20191108 (siflcondtop and siflcondbot); Version 20190815 (all other diagnostics) https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.502
NIMS-KMA UKESM1.0-LL model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20200611 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.2245
CNRM-CERFACS CNRM-CM6-1 model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20180917 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.1375
CNRM-CERFACS CNRM-CM6-1-HR model output prepared for CMIP6 HighResMIP. Version 20191021 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.1387
ERA5 hourly data on pressure levels from 1940 to present https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.bd0915c6
NOAA Global Surface Temperature Dataset (NOAAGlobalTemp), Version 6.0.0 (gridded) https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc%3AC01704/html
CryoSat-2 Level-4 Sea Ice Elevation, Freeboard, and Thickness, Version 1 https://doi.org/10.5067/96JO0KIFDAS8
MOHC UKESM1.0-LL model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20200309 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.1569
MRI MRI-ESM2.0 model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP. Version 20210311 https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.621
Model code and software
alex-west-met-office/IMBS_MO: Stage 1 IMB code - production version 1.1 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3975692
alex-west-met-office/IMBS_Stage2_modeleval_MO: Stage 2 IMB code - production version https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3971736
Figure & analysis code for paper 'CMIP6 models overestimate melt, growth & conduction relative to ice mass balance buoy estimates' https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12518762